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On august 19, 2016, the uscg station fort meyers fl relayed a report from a vessel operator of a oil sheen…

Mystery Sheen Off Sanibel, Fl; United States · United States · NOAAORR-9345

issued
2016-08-19 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2016-09-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2016-09-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
26.383, -82.283
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Mystery Sheen Off Sanibel, FL; United States.
United States.
1. On August 19, 2016, the USCG Station Fort Meyers FL relayed a report from a vessel operator of a oil sheen approximately 8 miles SW of Sanibel, FL. The operator reported a 3-4 mile stretch of sheen with heavier patches of dark oil measuring up to 50 square yards in area. USCG requested NOAA to assess if this oil was a threat to land and where it may move to.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 26.383N 082.283W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9345: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9345

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